So another fanfic! it's a bit different to my others, but I hope you like it! :D
(Try listening to When September Ends by green day while reading maybe - yes I'm a sucker for them, even though they're huge xD)
"Ichigo Kurosaki, you are an arse"
Ichigo flipped his head to see the short Shinigami staring directly at him, sat in his cupboard by his desk. He rolled his eyes
"What is it this time?" he groaned, turning back to his English homework
"Oi!" He received a kick to the head
"DaghH!" He yelled clutching the side of his skull – which felt like it had caved in from such the force of Rukia Kuchiki's kick
"What the hell was that for, midget?!" he yelled, seeing stars
The Shinigami in question just pouted and flipped her face to the wall, annoyed that he'd completely ignored her, after she's told him something of fair importance. The boy just didn't seem to respond to her any more
"It doesn't matter" she sighed, swiftly jumping down from the cupboard, she'd had enough of his nonchalance. Ichigo just glared at her, as he was about to respond, she cut in
"I'm off, I have to go and make some arrangements with Urahara, I'll be at Inoue's if you need me" She huffed, not facing him. He just watched, still annoyed, as she left his room quietly not caring to look back at him.
"Whatever" he replied to the now empty room, and continued on with his homework. Too annoyed at the pain in his head to be concerned with why she wasn't returning to his house.
Rukia slowly paced down to Urahara's place, lost in thought as she made her way there.
'The idiot didn't even say a word' she sighed. She couldn't fathom out why she was so annoyed at his lack of concern, she just knew it pissed her off – there was a time when his eyebrows would furrow and his eyes would darken if she left. 'I'm just being selfish' she murmured' now annoyed at herself for even presuming he would mind. 'He's a grown man, he doesn't need my help anymore' she mused, sighing softly she turned to face the now black sky. 'Looks like my work here is done', the glum feeling in her heart seemed to grow. She finally reached the Urahara shouten, and paused by the door. She allowed herself a quick glance back in Ichigo's house's direction, she felt a small pang in her chest, and looked back to the doors, swiftly pulling one aside. She saw a large shadowed figure a small distance from her position
"Ahhh, Kuchiki-san, so you've decided to go ahead with my idea?" A coy voice mused
"Indeed. It seems I . . . That I am not needed anymore" she voiced softly.
She could almost feel that strange grin begin behind the fan hiding the majority of the strange man's face
"Don't worry about it child, I am here to make you stronger, you will find that with this strength, you will be needed once again"
Her head dropped to face the floor solemnly 'Maybe, but not by him'. Her eyes flickered back up to face Urahara, him still grinning behind the fan
"And I shall be forgotten?" She said her voice quite steady. Urahara, for the first time, looked grave
"Yes, the only ones who will remember you are me, Yoruichi-san, and your new partner" He uttered, unable to meet her gaze fully. Rukia, surprising even herself, smiled
"I see, that makes this a lot easier" she said, her eyes slowly lowering to the floor. 'If he forgets me, I'll have no reason to feel so attached to him' she decided. 'Besides, he'll be better off without me destroying his life more'. She lifted her head to meet Uraharas, now sympathetic gaze
"Kuchiki-san, you don-" Rukia cut him off
"No, Urahara, I'll be able to protect them all, and he will finally be able to live a normal life. No it's selfish if I don't do this" She said, half to Urahara, half to herself. Urahara was about to speak before
"Oh come on and get on with it! She owes me for freezing me before I got to kill that brat!" A crude voice erupted from her left. She almost jumped in horror, this was to be her new partner? As if reading her thoughts, Urahara answered
"I struck a deal with him, and he agreed to take you under his wing, surprisingly easily I might add" he teased, earning him a swift punch to the head from the blue-haired companion. Quickly forgetting her original shock, she masked her emotions, evaluating the situation. This man only wanted to fight, he didn't seem to bear grudges or have any other emotions other than a strange, almost excitable rage. This would be easy. She queried one thing however.
"Will I be stronger than him?" At this, Urahara regained his sly grin
"HELL-N"
"Yes, much so" His eyes met her own, for the first time since she heard the proposal, she felt a little glee
"Good" She grinned, turning to the arrancar by her side, obviously annoyed at being ignored completely, he met her gaze, seeing the anticipation in her eyes, and he grinned
"Don't expect me to take it easy on you, Shinigami"
"Likewise, Espada" Grimmjow smiled somewhat ferally, not taking his eyes from hers, and asked Urahara
"When do we begin, Sandals?"
That nickname dragged on her heart, remembering who else used it. 'Get a grip, Rukia. He's nothing to do with you now' she convinced herself, waiting upon the green-hatted mans answer
"Now" Was the quick response Rukia heard before feeling a quick, hard shove on her forehead, and suddenly seeing black.
"You best be able to take her, Grimmjow . . ." faded into her mind.
Ichigo couldn't sleep. He felt guilty about not going after Rukia when she left, he was sure he heard her say she would be at Inoues, after visiting Urahara's, usually she only spent ten minuites there, so he just went straight to Inoues, to find a flabbergasted Orihime, confused as to why he thought Rukia would be there
Flashback
In Inoue's hall
"You mean she isn't here?"
"W-wh-what? N-no Kurosaki-Kun, iv'e not heard anything from Kuchiki-san since school earlier" She replied. Ichigo frowned, scratching his head
"Alright, thanks Inoue"
"No worries" she replied, he was about to turn before he heard a nervous
"Um, w-would you like some tea? I have a pot just brewed" She stammered, looking directly at the floor. Ichigo felt a little uncomfortable, the poor girl always seemed to seem so on edge after the hueco Mundo incident. He tried to smile and reassure her
"It's alright Inoue, I best find Rukia anyway, she's probably at old hat-and-cloggs" he said
"A-ah" She murmured, before quickly replying
"umm, well, if Kuchiki-san said she would be at mine, perhaps you could just wait for her here?" She offered, still extremely nervous. Ichigo thought about it, and then finally agreed
"You might be right Inoue" He chuckled.
After that, the rest of the night was filled with small chatter on school and fairly trivial matters, Inoue seeming nervous the entire time, before finally it turned eleven, and he decided to go home.
"She's probably just gone back to the house I guess" he decided, excusing himself from Inoue's company (who seemed slightly sad at this prospect) and retuning to find his room still empty.
"She's not even come back" he muttered to himself dejectedly. He decided to go to bed and wait for her there, no doubt she'd be back at some point – they had school in the morning after all. He waited for two hours, and still nothing, he was about to consider just legging it to Urahara's and finding her there before he suddenly felt a tower of heavy, insane Reiatsu shoot a couple of miles away
"Shi-" and the world went black.
The end! For now at least, yet another stpry that came from random inspiration from a song . . . Funny how music is the only thing that seems to allow me to concentrate these days O.o